Inventor Vault Add In

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have a bunch of parts/assemblies/drawings in which I need to update a user parameter .

Following is my requirement:

1. check-out file

2. update user parameters and save

3. check-in file

I already have a VB application which can open files in Inventor, update user parameters and Save. The part which involves Vault(check-in & check-out) is what I am not sure of.

Is it possible to do the above steps using Vault plug-in API through Inventor? If not, please advise a suitable way.

Thanks in advance!

[JelteDeJong]

I know its possible to use the vault API. But it's very difficult. I have a tool that does something similar and use a different approach. You can execute the check-in command from within inventor. That will check-in the file that you have opened at that moment but it will show you the standard check-in dialog. To work around that you can suppress that dialog when you start your program. 

To execute the check-in use this code.

ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["VaultCheckinTop"]
oCtrlDef.Execute2(true)

you can suppress the dialog like this: 

[bradeneuropeArthur]

You need a vault extension/addin to update that property?

Or do you need an inventor addin that uses the Vault API to update the property?

Both is possible!

[Anonymous]

Actually I need to update a user parameter inside the file. And that parameter is not mapped as a property in Vault. So check-out and check-in is definitely required.

And that is why I was thinking of check-out and check-in at the first place. Had it been a mapped property I could have just updated it from Vault.

Either way will work. But I would prefer if it's  " inventor addin that uses the Vault API " because then I will be able to control the check-in, check-out and model parameters from a single application. 

[Anonymous]

Hi, Thanks for the answer.

I tried the following code as suggested:

Dim dInv As Inventor.Application

Dim oCtrlDef As ControlDefinitions
oCtrlDef = dInv.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["VaultCheckinTop"]
oCtrlDef.Execute2(True)

But I am getting an error. See attached image.

I am using Visual Studio - Windows Form Application (VB).

Kindly let me know what is missing/wrong.

[JelteDeJong]

I copied that code from a c# app.  This will probably work better:

Dim dInv As Inventor.Application

Dim oCtrlDef As ControlDefinitions
oCtrlDef = dInv.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("VaultCheckinTop")
oCtrlDef.Execute2(True)

[Anonymous]

Hi.

What's the difference between ("VaultCheckin") & ("VaultCheckinTop") ?

Thanks

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Checkin is for the selection if I am correct!

Checkintop for the top assembly or part in browser, no selection required!

[Anonymous]

I am still getting an error. But this time error is different.

I think I am missing some reference or library files. Can you help on this?

See attached image for the error message.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Do you have a selection active?

[Anonymous]

I am using the below code.

I am able to open the file successfully and after that the code throws the error. I believe the opened file is the selection that you had asked. Right? If not, then I am not aware what selection are we talking about. 

Dim FileName As String
        FileName = "C:\V\HEX\Designs\GPHE Global Product Platform\FRAMES\CAPELLA\C063MA60A\C063MA50A-F-P.ipt" 'ComboBox1.Text

Dim odoc As PartDocument
odoc = dInv.Documents.Open(FileName)

        ' Trying to check-out the file
Dim oCtrlDef As ControlDefinitions
oCtrlDef = dInv.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("VaultCheckoutTop")
oCtrlDef.Execute2(True)

[bradeneuropeArthur]

The code in the screenshot is different. Vaultcheckout!

[Anonymous]

I tried with 'Vaultcheckout' too. Same issue is coming.